New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-27

American sewing machine inventor, has
81, SOC, 600 in her own right, and is to
marry Prince de Scey- Mon bellard Her
mother married duke after Isaac Singers
death.
Railroad workmen and Youngstown, o.,
police have a pitched battle for contest OF
a railroad track.
Ex-Attorney 8 General MacVeagh and
family will spend the summer in England.
Sir John Pope Henessey has been rein
stated as governor general OF Mauritus.
A Hamburg correspondent telegraphs
that a rumor is current that Herr Miguel
is likely to succeed Bismarck as minister
OF commerce.
At Montreal, McDougal, Logic & Co.,
Oil and paint manufacturers, have failed.
Direct liabilities, $25o,ooo.
Secretary Lamar has sustained the COM
missioner in his refusal to make for Hol-
land a survey OF a dry lake bed in sec.
tions 10 and 80, township As, range 80,
fourth principal meridian, Minnesota.
The secretary says: 1t is the policy OF the
department since 1877 to refuse to survey
meandered lake beds. Beside, he is not
satisfied that the lake bed does lot iaure
to the holders OF the adjoining tract by the
principle Of accretion.
General Manager Hayes, OF the Wabash
railway, when en- route from Chicago, was
attacked while asleep In his private cal
by an unknown man who at pistols point,
robbed the magnate Of his valuables.
After knocking down the porter the robbel
jumped from the train and escaped.
The eomptro Her OF the currency author.
lied the Third National Bank OF Piqua,
O., to begin business with capital Of
100000. ~ 81
The costoms receipts during the fiscal
year just. closed were $145, 96S, 5SS, de.
rived from $500, 79S, 745 imported goods
That resents average taxation on imports
OF As per cent.
Joseph G. Kennedy, once superin tendent
Of the sencus is murdered in Washington
Secretary Lamar's daughter JEANNE is
going to marry her cousin, w. II. Lamar
a young lawyer OF Washington.
Even Mr.. Mannings large estimate of in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year lust
closed fell short of the reality. His cal
culatlon was an increase OF SIS, 100000.
The actual increase was $34, Sal, 166. 80
The customs revenue Increased $24, 800,
900, or 1875 per cent, and internal reve.
nue. increased 2 per cent, while the
amount received in excess OF current ex
penditures was $l02, 1854, 7O3. sc.
.. S. Grant post, No. 327, G. A. R., Of
Brooklyn has passed res olutions denounc
ing the recent attacks upon the order as
insults to the living and ISLANDERS upon
our dead The resolutions also declare
that the Grand Army men appeal to the
loyal press OF the country without regard
to partisan utilization.
The New York Commercial Advertise,
says that from figures given out Lately by
Powderly it is ascertained that the mem
bership OF the order OF the Knights OF
Labor has fallen from 1000, 900 to less
than 100000 within the last fourteen
months. The loss has been steady and on
the increase.
The Inspector who had investigated the
accounts OF William Cannon, postmaster
at Fort Abraham Lincoln, Oak, who late.
ly committed suicide. found that by false
returns OF Cancelled stamps Cannon had
overdrawn in salary S5,O55. The port.
master general under the act OF June II,
1873, made an order requesting the sixth
auditor to readjust the com pensation Of
that it is making thorough investigation
OF the acts OF postmast ers all over the
country. Eliminates that there are 9th.
er cases similar to that OF Cannon
SirWilfred Lawson presided over the meet
ing VI bliC dTD1GFaUlOns as.
sociation in London. The secretary's re.
port referred at length to the corporation
OF a similar association in America and
expressed a hope for the formation OF a
joint commission to consider the ad visabil.
lty OF creating an Anglo American arbitra.
ton tribunal. David Dudley Field. in
moving approval Of a petition to parlia.
ment in favor OF the creation Of such a
tribunal, expressed hearty sympathy with
the cause.
Edward Garage, the aeronaut killed BY
falling from his balloon on the Fourth at
Clean, n. Y, had made ninety successful
ascensions.
The Southern Dakota division convention
at Huron constructs an executive council OF
fifteen to continue the agitation for state
hood.
A fire at Port Huron destroyed blaming
mill valued at S25, 900.
The National Educational Association
commences its session in; Chicago.
ST. Paul was on the 18th inst, treated
to phenomenon in the form OF clouds oil
what are variously called Green Bay,
swamp and day bugs. About 10 o'clock
breeze sprang up from the south and
with it came the countless millions OF bugs,
which swarmed every light, often becoming
almost obscure The light. Around the
electric light masts they seemed to congre-
gate in greater numbers than elsewhere,
and in the vicinity of Bridge Square,
Seven Corners and at the park at the head
of Third street, the streets were literally
icoVeredWith the pests to the depth OF several
inches. The street sweeping force carried
away ass many wagon loads Of the bugs from
Bridge square and vicinity about u
O clock, but at o'clock this morning the
streets in that locality were again covered
with them, and they still continue to come
Six weeks ago st. Paul was visited by the
same nuisance.
A special from Lexington. Miss, to the n.
.. Picayune, says: r. b. Chatham, indie.
pendent and Republican candidate for the
legislature, shot and killed John S. Har-
kins. associate editor OF the Lexington
Bulletin. Harkins father. is one sof the
Democratic nominees for the ,egisla ture
Chatham and young Harkins had been
discussing politics and drinking bser freely
during the day up to the time the dispute
arose.